Best Albums of 2008
Music obsessives spend a lot of time creating lists, and Jim and Greg are no exception. Tune in this week to hear their ultimate list of the year: The Best Albums of 2008.
Best Albums of 2008
Jim and Greg listened to hundreds of albums this year. Which ones soared to the top? Check out their lists for the Best Albums of 2008 below. You can also see what albums made the cut in years past in our Lists section.
Listeners’ Picks
And here’s what some of our listeners nominated:
- Brian from Lyons, CO - Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes
- Naomi from Brooklyn, NY - Mates of State, Re-Arrange Us
- Adam from Athens, GA - The Gutter Twins, Saturnalia
Jim
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (Listen to the original review, listen to the band’s appearance on the show
- David Byrne and Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (Listen to the original review)
- Vivian Girls, The Vivian Girls (Listen to the original review)
- The Knux, Remind Me in 3 Days (Listen to the original review)
- Brazilian Girls, New York City (Listen to the original review)
- Local H, 12 Angry Months (One of Greg's Buried Treasures)
- Saul Williams, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! (Listen to the original review, listen to Saul’s appearance on the show)
- Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes (Listen to the original review)
- Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak (Listen to the original review)
- Erykah Badu, New AmErykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War (Listen to the original review)
Visit Jim’s blog for his complete Top 50.
Greg
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (Listen to the original review, listen to the band’s appearance on the show
- Torche, Meanderthal
- Vivian Girls, The Vivian Girls (Listen to the original review)
- TV on the Radio, Dear Science (Listen to the original review)
- Q-Tip, The Renaissance (Listen to the original review)
- Parts & Labor, Receivers (Listen to the original review, listen to the band’s appearance on the show)
- Portishead, Third (Listen to the original review)
- Rhymefest, Mark Ronson Presents Rhymefest: Man in the Mirror, The Michael Jackson Dedication Album (Listen to Rhymefest’s appearance on the show
- Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes (Listen to the original review)
- David Byrne and Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (Listen to the original review)
Featured Songs
- Parts and Labor, "Nowheres Nigh," Receivers, Jagjaguwar, 2008
- Local H, "Hand to Mouth," 12 Angry Months, Shout! Factory, 2008
- Q Tip, "Life is Better," The Renaissance, Universal Motown Republic Group, 2008
- Brazilian Girls, "Losing Myself," New York City, Verve Forecast, 2008
- Portishead, "Silence," Third, Mercury, 2008
- TV on the Radio, "Crying," Dear Science, 4AD, 2008
- Fleet Foxes, "Ragged Wood," Fleet Foxes, Bella Union / Sub Pop, 2008
- Mates of State, "The Re-Arranger," Re-Arrange Us, Barsuk, 2008
- The Knux, "Cappuccino," Remind Me in 3 Days, Interscope, 2008
- The Vivian Girls, "Where Do You Run To," Vivian Girls, In the Red, 2008
- Erykah Badu, "The Healer," New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War, Motown, 2008
- The Gutter Twins, "God's Children," Saturnalia, Sub Pop, 2008
- Byrne and Eno, "Everything that Happens," Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, Todo Mundo, 2008
- Torche, "Across the Shields," Meanderthal, Hydra Head, 2008
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "We Call Upon the Author," Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!, Mute, 2008
- Grateful Dead, "Operator," American Beauty, Warner Bros.,1970
- Amy Ray, "SLC Radio," Didn't It Feel Kinder, Daemon, 2008
- R.E.M., "Bang and Blame," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994
- Jane's Addiction, "Jane Says," Jane's Addiction, Triple X, 1987
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